Guidebook for Silver Spring
Food Scene
Next to the AFI and the way home from the Silver Spring Metro Stop.
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Panera Bread
3100 14th St NWNext to the AFI and the way home from the Silver Spring Metro Stop.
Cubano's
1201 Fidler LaneExcellent Cuban Food
The best NY style jewish deli outside of NY. Pickle Bar is just the start. Eat in the dinning room or take out. Good selection of wine and deserts made on site.
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Parkway Deli & Restaurant
8317 Grubb RdThe best NY style jewish deli outside of NY. Pickle Bar is just the start. Eat in the dinning room or take out. Good selection of wine and deserts made on site.
Crisfield Seafood
8012 Georgia AveSpice Street Restaurant
Zinnia
Quarry House Tavern
8401 Georgia AveLocavino
Meleket Ethiopian Restaurant
Arts & Culture
Guilded Flagship Art-Deco Theater of the American Film Institute with a great selection of films.AFI is America's preeminent arts organization dedicated to advancing and preserving the art of film, television, digital media and other forms of the moving image.
The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is a state-of-the-art moving image exhibition, education and cultural center. Anchored by the restoration of noted architect John Eberson's historic 1938 Silver Theatre, it also features 32,000 square feet of new construction housing two stadium theatres, office and meeting space, and reception and exhibit areas.
Festivals, First run and Classic. Sometimes with live music.
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AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville RoadGuilded Flagship Art-Deco Theater of the American Film Institute with a great selection of films.AFI is America's preeminent arts organization dedicated to advancing and preserving the art of film, television, digital media and other forms of the moving image.
The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is a state-of-the-art moving image exhibition, education and cultural center. Anchored by the restoration of noted architect John Eberson's historic 1938 Silver Theatre, it also features 32,000 square feet of new construction housing two stadium theatres, office and meeting space, and reception and exhibit areas.
Festivals, First run and Classic. Sometimes with live music.
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Smithsonian
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NWThe Institutes of the Smithsonian are an easy ride aboard METRO or URBER. If it is a weekend, you can ride the bike downhill all the way through the trails of Rock Creek Park, closed to traffic.
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Museo Nacional del Aire y del Espacio
600 Independence Ave SWThe Institutes of the Smithsonian are an easy ride aboard METRO or URBER. If it is a weekend, you can ride the bike downhill all the way through the trails of Rock Creek Park, closed to traffic.
Marjorie Post built a Washington Estate and left her mansion to become a museum filled with her amazing collection of art and furniture amid the 12 acres of beautiful gardens. This is a museum like no other.
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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
4155 Linnean Ave NWMarjorie Post built a Washington Estate and left her mansion to become a museum filled with her amazing collection of art and furniture amid the 12 acres of beautiful gardens. This is a museum like no other.
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
8633 Colesville RoadRound House Theatre Education Center
925 Wayne AveThe Fillmore Silver Spring
8656 Colesville RdDrinks & Nightlife
It is the Fillmore, patterned after the old Fillmore in San Francisco but bigger.
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The Fillmore Silver Spring
8656 Colesville RdIt is the Fillmore, patterned after the old Fillmore in San Francisco but bigger.
Local watering hole for community leaders and locals. Wed, and Friday is Acoustic Music. Saturday is live music until 2:00 AM; Monday at 7:00 is pub trivia.
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McGinty's Public House
911 Ellsworth DrLocal watering hole for community leaders and locals. Wed, and Friday is Acoustic Music. Saturday is live music until 2:00 AM; Monday at 7:00 is pub trivia.
Not exactly a Brewery but more than a bar with menus for beer and whisky and more than a place to catch a quick bite of fried pickles or organic hamburger. There is a back room with great music and dance floor and endless local culture.
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Quarry House Tavern
8401 Georgia AveNot exactly a Brewery but more than a bar with menus for beer and whisky and more than a place to catch a quick bite of fried pickles or organic hamburger. There is a back room with great music and dance floor and endless local culture.
Sightseeing
Rachel Carson Greenway Trail
Rachel Carson Greenway TrailRachel Carson is the founder of the modern environmental movement.
Outdoor public space art and education video installation featuring non-commercial, life sciences, artistic and educational programming,
Biowall Plaza
Cameron StreetOutdoor public space art and education video installation featuring non-commercial, life sciences, artistic and educational programming,
The apartments were built in 1936-38 and were one of the first three projects insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), serving as a model for later projects.
Falkland Chase
8305 16th StreetThe apartments were built in 1936-38 and were one of the first three projects insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), serving as a model for later projects.
Judy Sutton Moore infused the once bland alley with life. Arts Alley features a magnificent towering vertical steel and colored resin sculpture.
Arts Alley
Arts AlleyJudy Sutton Moore infused the once bland alley with life. Arts Alley features a magnificent towering vertical steel and colored resin sculpture.
The intersection of Georgia Avenue and Colesville Roads, was the area’s original downtown and was called Sligo for most of the 1800’s. It was home to a general store and the area’s first post office. The southern end of downtown was capped by the newly extended Baltimore and Ohio railroad (B&O) which was an at-grade crossing until the mid-1920’s.
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Downtown Silver Spring
The intersection of Georgia Avenue and Colesville Roads, was the area’s original downtown and was called Sligo for most of the 1800’s. It was home to a general store and the area’s first post office. The southern end of downtown was capped by the newly extended Baltimore and Ohio railroad (B&O) which was an at-grade crossing until the mid-1920’s.
Parque Zoológico Nacional Smithsonian
3001 Connecticut Ave NWMuseo Nacional de Historia Natural del Smithsonian
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NWNational Museum of Health & Medicine
2500 Linden LnParks & Nature
Historic 9 hole golf course was one of the earliest in the Washington DC Metro Area
Sligo Creek Golf Course
9701 Sligo Creek PkwyHistoric 9 hole golf course was one of the earliest in the Washington DC Metro Area
Pine Lake for Fishing, Japanese Tea House, Antique Carousel, open air train ride through the woods, ice skating, baseball, soccer, dog park.
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Parque Regional de Wheaton
2000 Shorefield RdPine Lake for Fishing, Japanese Tea House, Antique Carousel, open air train ride through the woods, ice skating, baseball, soccer, dog park.
Every few houses on our street have trails that drop down in the the riparian park that stretches for 9 miles with tennis courts, soccer fields, picnic tables, play grounds, bike paths.
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Sligo Creek Park
15131 Anacostia Tributary Trail SystemEvery few houses on our street have trails that drop down in the the riparian park that stretches for 9 miles with tennis courts, soccer fields, picnic tables, play grounds, bike paths.
Parque Regional de Wheaton
2000 Shorefield RdBrookside Gardens
1800 Glenallan AveRock Creek Park
5200 Glover Road NorthwestRachel Carson Conservation Park
22201 Zion RdEssentials
Family run, terrific deli and meat counter. Fresh produce to rival whole foods.
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Snider’s Super Foods
1936 Seminary RdFamily run, terrific deli and meat counter. Fresh produce to rival whole foods.
Whole Foods Market
11355 Woodglen DrGiant Food
2900 University Blvd WTrader Joe's
6831 Wisconsin AveALDI
9440 Georgia AveHeadlines Hair Designers
Fiona Nail Lounge
Entertainment & Activities
Parque Zoológico Nacional Smithsonian
3001 Connecticut Ave NWVeterans Place
Veterans PlaceOutside skating rink in the winter, concerts in the summer.